Bird Lives
SWR Big Band, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Iconic standards are grouped with Charlie Parker originals on the SWR Big Band’s Bird Lives, with the latter making up more than half the album. Yet, Bird Lives isn’t meant just as an interpretive...
Bird Lives
SWR Big Band, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Iconic standards are grouped with Charlie Parker originals on the SWR Big Band’s Bird Lives, with the latter making up more than half the album. Yet, Bird Lives isn’t meant just as an interpretive...
About
On the occasion of Charlie Parker's 100th birthday in 2020, “Bird Lives” opens, produces and records a new, orchestral view of his music. Played by one of the best big bands in Europe, arranged by Magnus Lindgren and John Beasley and with a squad of top-class guests, some of whom have received Grammy Awards, such as Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Miguel Zenon, Tia Fuller and many more.
Contents and tracklist
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Cherokee - Koko
Work length8:44
- Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band with Camille Bertault feat. John Beasley with Chris Potter, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Camille Bertault (singer), Chris Potter (saxophone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Matthias Erlewein (saxophone), Klaus Graf (saxophone), Axel Kühn (saxophone), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello), Pierre Paquette (clarinet)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Summertime
Work length6:45
- Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band with Tia Fuller feat. Klaus-Peter Schöpfer, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Tia Fuller (saxophone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Munyungo Jackson (percussion), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello), Pierre Paquette (clarinet), Klaus Graf (clarinet), Matthias Erlewein (flute), Axel Kühn (flute)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Scrapple from the Apple
Work length5:48
- Magnus Lindgren (saxophone), John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Martin Auer, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Pedrito Martinez (percussion), Matthias Erlewein (flute), Matthias Erlewein (saxophone), Klaus Graf (saxophone), Axel Kühn (saxophone), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Pierre Paquette (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
I'll Remember April
Work length5:14
- Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band with Joe Lovano, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Joe Lovano (saxophone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (flugelhorn), Felice Civitareale (flugelhorn), Karl Farrent (flugelhorn), Bastian Stein (flugelhorn), Martin Auer (flugelhorn), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello), Matthias Erlewein (flute), Axel Kühn (flute), Andreas Maile (flute), Pierre Paquette (clarinet)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Confirmation
Work length8:14
- Magnus Lindgren (flute), John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Axel Kühn (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Matthias Erlewein (saxophone), Klaus Graf (saxophone), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Pierre Paquette (saxophone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Donna Lee
Work length6:59
- Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band with Miguel Zenon feat. Decebal Badila, Magnus Lindgren & Andi Maile, Magnus Lindgren (flute), John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Miguel Zenon (saxophone), Decebal Badila (bass), Andi Maile, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Guido Jöris (drums), Matthias Erlewein (saxophone), Klaus Graf (saxophone), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Pierre Paquette (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello), Axel Kühn (flute)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Laura
Work length5:17
- Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band with Charles McPherson, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Charles McPherson (saxophone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (flugelhorn), Felice Civitareale (flugelhorn), Karl Farrent (flugelhorn), Bastian Stein (flugelhorn), Martin Auer (flugelhorn), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello), Klaus Graf (clarinet), Andreas Maile (clarinet), Pierre Paquette (clarinet), Matthias Erlewein (flute), Axel Kühn (flute)
Ray Noble, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Gene Paul, Don Raye, David Raksin, Barry Harris, Gene DePaul:
Overture to Bird
Work length4:18
- Magnus Lindgren (flute), John Beasley (piano), The SWR Big Band, Klaus Graf (saxophone), Matthias Erlewein (saxophone), Marc Godfroid (trombone), Klaus-Peter Schöpfer (guitar), Nemanja Jovanovic (trumpet), Felice Civitareale (trumpet), Karl Farrent (trumpet), Bastian Stein (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Guido Jöris (drums), Axel Kühn (saxophone), Andreas Maile (saxophone), Pierre Paquette (saxophone), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Ian Cumming (trombone), Georg Maus (trombone), Silke Meyer-Eggen (violin / fiddle), Lesia Ponomarova (violin / fiddle), Insa Fritsche (violin / fiddle), Marina Solarek (violin / fiddle), Larissa Manz (violin / fiddle), Susanne Kaldor (violin / fiddle), Dora Scheili (bass viol), Lydia Bach (bass viol), Johanna Busch (cello), Chihiro Saito-Kraut (cello)
Awards and reviews
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Grammy Awards65th Awards (2023)Nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
February 2022
Iconic standards are grouped with Charlie Parker originals on the SWR Big Band’s Bird Lives, with the latter making up more than half the album. Yet, Bird Lives isn’t meant just as an interpretive homage to Parker’s writing. Nor is it a conservative retreat to established arrange ments of well-worn repertoire. Instead, the album’s identity exists between the two.
